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Weekly reporter roundtable: Fracking could come to Ohio's only national forest

A sign reading "Forest Headquarters and Athens Ranger Station, Wayne National Forest" sits in front of a visitor center.
Allie Vugrincic
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WOSU
A sign reading "Forest Headquarters and Athens Ranger Station, Wayne National Forest" sits in front of a visitor center.

First came fracking under Salt Fork State Park. Now the federal government moves to open up thousands of acres in Ohio's only national forest.

The plan involves 2,800 acres in Wayne National Forest.

Ohioans complain about rising property taxes – but what does efforts to cut or eliminate them look like.

Two proposed bills would require K-12 students to learn about food literacy.

And it turns out the controversial Flock automated license plate cameras are used by several state agencies.

We'll discuss all this and more on our Weekly Reporter Roundtable show.

Guests:

  • Jo Ingles, senior reporter with the Ohio Public Radio Statehouse News Bureau
  • Jake Zuckerman, reporter with Signal Ohio (Studio)
  • Laura Hancock, politics and policy reporter with Cleveland.com
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